Stories From the US Submarine Force
In the waning years of World War II, two American submarines—USS Tullibee (SS-284) and USS Trigger (SS-237)—found themselves at the heart of the Pacific conflict, stalking enemy convoys with nerves of steel and engines of quiet fury. Their service represented the grit and daring of the Silent Service at a time when the stakes could not have been higher, and the dangers were all too real. Continue reading “USS Tullibee SS-284 and USS Trigger SS-237”
The USS F-4 was not the pride of the fleet. She was not a grand battleship, nor a sleek destroyer cutting through the waves with an imposing presence. She was, however, an experiment, a step forward in the infancy of submarine warfare, when the U.S. Navy was still feeling out the dangers of the deep. Continue reading “USS F-4 SS-23”
Before the sun ever rose on March 24, 1943, the USS Wahoo (SS-238) had already made a name for herself. She was not just another Gato-class submarine; she was the boat sailors whispered about with awe and admiration. Under the relentless and fearless command of Lieutenant Commander Dudley “Mush” Morton, Wahoo had become a wolf in the water—bold, cunning, and, above all, lethal. Morton had replaced “Pinky” Kennedy after two patrols of frustrating near-misses and faulty torpedoes, and from the moment he gave that now-famous talk—declaring Wahoo “expendable” and inviting any unwilling soul to walk away—her character changed. Continue reading “Wahoo On The Warpath”
Patrol Reports 